Cavium (Qlogic) BCM57840 PCIe3.0 x8 LP 4-port SFP+ 10 Gb Ethernet adapter (FC EKA1)

Learn about the specifications and operating system requirements for the feature code (FC) EKA1 adapter.

Overview

The Cavium (Qlogic) BCM57840 PCIe3.0 x8 LP 4-port SFP+ 10 Gb Ethernet adapter is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 3 (Gen3) x8 adapter. The adapter can be used in either a x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the system. The adapter offers a broad selection of networking features that include TCP offload, support for PXE boot and virtualized environments (VMDq and PC-SIG SRIOV), and energy-efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az).

Figure 1. Cavium (Qlogic) BCM57840 PCIe3.0 x8 LP 4-port SFP+ 10 Gb Ethernet adapter
Cavium (Qlogic) BCM57840 PCIe3.0 x8 LP 4-port SFP+ 10 Gb Ethernet adapter

Specifications

Item
Description
Adapter FRU number
01EM699 (AOC-STG-B4S).
I/O bus architecture
PCIe3 x8.
Slot requirement
For more information about slot priorities, maximums, and placement rules, see the PCIe adapter placement rules for the 9006-12P or PCIe adapter placement rules for the 9006-22P
Voltage
3.3 V, 12 V.
Form factor
Short, low-profile.
Attributes provided
4 10Gb SFP+ ports.
TCP offload engine (TOE) for iSCSI and networking acceleration.
IPv6 acceleration.
SR-IOV with up to 64 virtual functions (VFs) for guest operating systems (GOS) per port.
Transceivers and cables
FC EKC0: 3 M 10 Gb SFP+ SR Cable Fiber Active Optical Cable (AOC).
FC EKC1: 3 M 10 Gb SFP+ Copper Passive.
FC EKC2: 10/1 Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver.
LC-LC fiber-optic cables (with required optional transceivers).

Operating system or partition requirements

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